Science Experiments

Check out what we learned on Friday!

We learned that a  polymer is a chemical compound formed from long chains of the same molecule group. These chains repeat over and over. But mostly we learned that plastics are polymers.

There are heaps of great experiments out there but we chose to do the skewer through a balloon and pencils through a ziplock bag full of water to see first hand what polymers are capable of in everyday items.

We wrote up our observations and tried to explain the science behind these "tricks".  Be sure to ask your child about these and a few other experiments in their portfolio books during student led conferences later this term.

 The girls aren't too sure that they won't pop their balloon.

In the end, all groups managed to figure out where the polymers were not stretched so much.    Polymers are amazing and the students were keen to try another experiment that didn't scare us all half to death if things didn't quite work out as planned.

Boys, what do you think of recreating this one for a school assembly and

asking Mr Macmillan to sit under it as you demonstrate?